Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Experience of Modern Verse
Chapter 1: Reading as an Experience of the Psyche
Chapter 2: Reading as an Experience of the Body
Part II: The Psychoactive Mechanisms of Modern Verse
Chapter 3: Polyphony
Chapter 4: Aural Images
Chapter 5: Movement
Part III: The Value of Experiencing Modern Verse
Chapter 6: An Earth of Value
Afterword: Teaching the Experience of Modern Verse
Biography
Eric Purchase is a professional writer for Gartner, Inc., a research and advisory firm, and an independent scholar. Previously he taught writing and literature for a dozen years at various universities. He holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Connecticut. His previous books include Out of Nowhere (1999) and The Future of Reading (2019).
